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Topic-based tabulation: Visible Minority Groups (15), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-562-XCB2006008
Release date :September 30, 2008
Topic :Ethnic origin and visible minorities
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Note

Note: Dissemination of suppressed census subdivisions (CSDs) - 20% sample data

To facilitate the publication of data for 19 dissemination areas for which the 'parent' CSDs have been suppressed due to a high non-response rate, the parent CSDs were given a value of 'null'. This 'null' value appears as a zero (0) in Beyond 20/20.

The list of suppressed CSDs set to 'null' are:

The CSD of Division No. 5, Subd. E (1005007)
The CSD of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (2422025)
The CSD of Fort Albany (Part) 67 (3556093)
The CSD of Moosonee (3556106)
The CSD of Nekaneet Cree Nation (4704802)
The CSD of Irricana (4806022)
The CSD of Stony Plain 135 (4811804)
The CSD of Smoky River No. 130 (4819041)
The CSD of New Songhees 1A (5917812)
The CSD of Thompson-Nicola I (Blue Sky Country) (5933037)
The CSD of Columbia-Shuswap F (5939044)

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Note: Impact of municipal restructuring

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To bridge the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the 2006 Census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE.


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This table details visible minority groups , age groups and sex for the population in CanadaFootnote 1
Visible minority groups (15) Age groups (10)
Total - Age groups Under 15 years 15 to 24 years 25 to 54 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over
Total - Population by visible minority groups 31,241,030 5,576,805 4,207,810 13,732,585 3,987,070 4,794,100 4,951,410 3,649,530 2,255,640 1,818,655
Total visible minority populationFootnote 2 5,068,090 1,145,395 785,360 2,355,455 799,245 874,930 681,280 412,775 233,060 136,055
Chinese 1,216,570 210,925 186,925 578,725 166,715 218,815 193,190 110,250 76,060 53,675
South AsianFootnote 3 1,262,865 305,215 181,410 577,800 216,790 208,060 152,945 108,025 61,550 28,865
Black 783,800 221,660 130,015 328,750 120,230 124,570 83,950 58,535 29,805 15,030
Filipino 410,695 89,785 53,885 203,715 63,330 77,900 62,490 37,195 16,685 9,435
Latin American 304,245 59,915 51,885 157,675 56,995 57,625 43,055 21,960 8,360 4,450
Southeast AsianFootnote 4 239,935 55,360 38,270 116,900 37,540 42,865 36,495 15,265 8,445 5,700
Arab 265,550 69,650 40,980 126,175 47,405 48,605 30,160 16,405 8,130 4,210
West AsianFootnote 5 156,695 30,845 29,190 77,450 25,050 28,965 23,435 11,125 5,360 2,725
Korean 141,890 27,275 28,945 66,650 20,965 23,435 22,245 10,575 5,745 2,700
Japanese 81,300 14,900 10,295 35,895 13,165 13,700 9,030 8,580 6,005 5,630
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 6 71,420 14,305 11,375 34,835 12,485 12,440 9,910 6,265 2,955 1,680
Multiple visible minorityFootnote 7 133,120 45,550 22,180 50,885 18,570 17,940 14,370 8,595 3,955 1,950
Not a visible minorityFootnote 8 26,172,935 4,431,410 3,422,455 11,377,130 3,187,830 3,919,165 4,270,130 3,236,755 2,022,580 1,682,600

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour'.

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Footnote 3

For example, 'East Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Sri Lankan', etc.

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Footnote 4

For example, 'Vietnamese', 'Cambodian', 'Malaysian', 'Laotian', etc.

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Footnote 5

For example, 'Iranian', 'Afghan', etc.

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Footnote 6

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere'. Includes respondents who reported a write-in response such as 'Guyanese', 'West Indian', 'Kurd', 'Tibetan', 'Polynesian', 'Pacific Islander', etc.

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Footnote 7

Includes respondents who reported more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in circles, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian'.

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Footnote 8

Includes respondents who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal identity question (Question 18) as well as respondents who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-562-XCB2006008.

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